Pumpkin Desserts
These pumpkin desserts include the BEST easy recipes out there. From pumpkin pie to pumpkin bread, there are tons of uses for canned pumpkin.
The Best Pumpkin Dessert Recipes
Brownies, cookies, cakes, muffins, and pies are all desserts that can include pumpkin puree in the ingredients.
Come Fall (or around Thanksgiving), you’ll notice every grocery store finally stocking canned pumpkin puree. Libby’s 100% pure pumpkin is perhaps the most well-known, but there are other brands available. This is a sure-fire sign that Fall is in the air and that means ALL the pumpkin desserts!
Why use pumpkin in dessert recipes?
Pumpkin often replaces eggs and butter, helping make desserts moist on the inside, tender on the outside. It’s often used in baked goods, especially cakes and muffins, but can also be used in brownies or puddings, too!
I promise you though, you’ll never know that there is any pumpkin in there, as the flavor can often be masked by chocolate, spices, or even just used as a starchy base.
What is a popular pumpkin dessert?
1. Pumpkin pie
The most popular pumpkin dessert in anyone’s repertoire, nothing beats a classic pumpkin pie. This version is a little different, as it uses healthier ingredients and is naturally sweetened.
2. 3 Ingredient pumpkin cookies
Healthy pumpkin oatmeal cookies made with just 3 ingredients- oats, pumpkin, peanut butter, and optional chocolate chips. For some added sweetness, feel free to add some maple syrup or honey.
3. Healthy pumpkin muffins
Light and fluffy muffins that have no white flour and no refined sugar in them. They are made in just one bowl and are perfect for a healthy snack or a festive lunch box treat.
4. Healthy pumpkin bread
The easiest and most delicious pumpkin bread. It’s super moist in the middle and has a light and tender crumb. It’s made in one bowl and has no added sugar or dairy! Clocking in at under 150 calories a slice, I love enjoying a slice with a pumpkin spice latte.
5. Pumpkin cheesecake
This is the kind of dessert you would serve to impress others. A thick and creamy cheesecake full of pumpkin flavor and perfect on its own or served with some whipped cream or ice cream. Bonus? It’s secretly low carb.
6. No bake pumpkin cookies
The easiest pumpkin dessert, these pumpkin no bake cookies need 5 ingredients and take 5 minutes to whip up. They have no butter or oil in them and use up leftover pumpkin puree.
7. Keto pumpkin pie
A low carb version of the classic Thanksgiving dessert. The filling is perfectly creamy and smooth, with zero sugar and the buttery crust is grain free!
8. Keto pumpkin muffins
Flourless and sugar free pumpkin muffins! They are ultra-moist in the middle and taste incredible with some keto chocolate chips mixed through.
9. Pumpkin fudge
4 Ingredient pumpkin fudge that literally melts in your mouth! It has no butter or refined sugar in them, instead, uses peanut butter and is sweetened with maple syrup.
10. Keto pumpkin bread
This almond flour pumpkin bread is perfect as a cheeky breakfast or make a loaf and bring it to an office pot lock. No one will know it’s keto and it uses an entire can of pumpkin!
11. Pumpkin Blondies
Ooey, gooey, and rich blondies that are loaded with pumpkin flavor and tons of chocolate chips.
12. Almond flour pumpkin muffins
13. Pumpkin cake
14. 2 Ingredient pumpkin cake
15. Pumpkin brownies
Frequently Asked Questions
Pumpkin pie spice is known to enhance the pumpkin flavor in recipes. If you don’t have pumpkin pie spice, try adding some cinnamon and/or nutmeg.
Yes, canned pumpkin is pumpkin puree. The only difference is that sometimes canned pumpkin can come as pumpkin pie filling, which has added sugar, spices, and thickeners to them.
Libby’s 100% pumpkin puree is considered ‘real’ pumpkin but it actually has a mixture of butternut squash and other squashes in it. It will still bake as traditional pumpkin would regardless.
20+ Pumpkin Desserts | Recipes
Ingredients
- 1 8-inch graham cracker pie crust
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- 8 ounces cream cheese softened
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, beat together the heavy cream until soft peaks form. Gradually add in the powdered sugar.
- Add in the pumpkin puree and softened cream cheese and beat together until smooth.
- Transfer the mixture into the pie crust and refrigerate for 4 hours.
I want to face plant the entire roundup. And your 3 ingredient brownies will come first over here holy YUM!
Not even kidding, your pie and apple raisin bread are on our to-make list! 🙂
All the cream cheese! Yes please! Looks amazing Arman 🙂
Thanks Ellie!
There is NOTHING wrong with having pumpkin ALL. YEAR. LONG. I was on a kabocha high in the spring, haha! I absolutely adore this lineup of recipes. Gotta get some kabocha now!
🙂 Love it!
This is a great roundup of pumpkin recipes! And I am ready for that beta carotene glow! Lol
😀 It’s times like these I’m so thankful for being naturally tan!
Thanks – I have to make 6 of these recipes…since I make most of Amanda’s and your recipes – Arman! – you two are incredible!!!
😀 You are the best! Amanda and I appreciate your support!
I’m in for pumpkin all year long. As long as you fly over and make these recipes for me. I’ll pay in Swiss Cheese and chocolate and believe me, it is the real shit. Seriously, I love the look of the balls (of course) – totally pinned it. I’ll as Meghan to make them for me. While I am having a pumpkin mojito. (make a recipe please)
Love, I will make you any recipe you want..We can have a pumpkin raclette.
oh my heavens… where do I even start? I’m ready. Bring all this to me please. mmm k? PUMPKIN PALOOZA!!
I will make you a pumpkin aquafaba gown.
Ok my family and I agree that we are officially adopting you. Beta-carotened skin and all.
If you don’t adopt me, I will throw a brownie made of camels at you.
Hehe love this so much. I think it’s a TAD too early but who am I kidding I already made a pumpkin recipe two weeks ago, and I’m going to make another one tonight 😛
Love it! Pimp those pumpkins out!
Pumpkin is a great ingredient to reduce inflammation! These recipes look mouthwateringly delicious! Thanks. 🙂
Thanks, Jim!
What a delicious way to get ready for the upcoming pumpkin madness! I say we make one of these recipes each day and then see how long it takes for us to turn into a pumpkin. I put the over/under at 8 days. By my count, that’s a lot of deliciousness before I turn into a gourd. I think I can handle it! 🙂
YES!!!! Embrace the pumpkin goodness!
What a delicious looking recipe roundup! I definitely need to make at least half of these this fall 🙂 Some years I’m not into pumpkin until November, but this year I already have been craving it. I have an open can of pumpkin in my fridge just begging to be used in one of these recipes!
i’ll save this menu in my mind, so that next week in every-morning my kids will have their own healthy breakfasts.
many thanks from me. 🙂
🙂 Yay! Let’s hope we all won’t turn into pumpkins at midnight 😉